About Your VisitThe Children's Intestinal rehabilitation Clinic is held every Wednesday afternoon from 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM in room F7830 of the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. Clinical appointments can be made by calling 734-232-6825, or by faxing a completed consultation request (PDF) to 734-998-2398. Due to the complex nature of short bowel syndrome and intestinal failure, clinical appointments can be long. Appointment lengths are typically 1.5 hours for new patients and 1 hour for return visits. After check in, a nurse will take height, weight, temperature, pulse and blood pressure readings and place the child in a room. The child will have a short visit with each team member separately. Towards the end of the appointment the entire clinical team will come together to see the patient and go over changes to medications and nutritional guidelines. Follow up appointments and specialty testing will be arranged by the clinic coordinator prior to the end of the visit. RegistrationEvery patient must be registered as a University of Michigan Health System patient. If your child is not registered, we recommend that you pre-register by calling the Registration Office toll-free at (866) 452-9896 or locally at (734) 936-4990 to expedite this process. You should have your insurance card(s) handy when you call. Alternatively, you may register your child at the Registration Desk located on the 2nd floor of the Taubman Center. If your child already has a current University of Michigan registration card (blue hospital card), you may proceed directly to our clinic (see a map). Insurance ReferralsIf you have managed care insurance or your health insurance plan requires an insurance referral, YOU are ultimately responsible for obtaining the referral from your Primary Care Physician's office. Insurance referrals are required for all visit types: New Patient, Return Visit, Urgent, or Add-on appointments. NOTE:If you do not have a valid insurance referral and/or authorization to be seen in the Pediatric Surgery clinic, you will be asked to sign a waiver (agreement to pay for services), or your appointment will be rescheduled to a later date. We will not be able to schedule surgery until we have received the managed care insurance referral from your primary care physician's office - Your insurance company will not authorize surgery if they have not authorized your visit with us! We recommend that you have your Primary Care Physician's office fax the insurance referral to us at (734) 936-9784 to expedite this process. Insurance companies that require insurance referrals include, but are not limited to:
*Please bring your current Medicaid cards with you to your appointment. If you are unsure whether or not your insurance requires a referral, please call your health insurance plan to inquire about it. Billing / Financial ConcernsPhysician Services (Blue & Red Statement)
Toll Free: (800) 914-8561 Hospital Accounts (Gold & Blue Statement)
Toll Free: (800) 992-9475 Driving Directions / How to Get to Our ClinicFrom Taubman Center
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